CVE-2025-27409CWE-22

Joplin Server Vulnerable to Path Traversal

High · published April 30, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
50.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. Prior to version 3.3.3, path traversal is possible in Joplin Server if static file path starts with `css/pluginAssets` or `js/pluginAssets`. The `findLocalFile` function in the `default route` calls `localFileFromUrl` to check for special `pluginAssets` paths. If the function returns a path, the result is returned directly, without checking for path traversal. The vulnerability allows attackers to read files outside the intended directories. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.3.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00649 · 50.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2025-04-30T14:55Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 APR 14:55Z
    Joplin Server Vulnerable to Path Traversal
    cvelistv5